Owen Bowen (1873-1967)

The artist Owen Bowen was born in Leeds, Yorkshire and after Leeds High School studied at Leeds School of Art with the Staithes Group artist William Gilbert Foster. Bowen himself was elected member of Staithes Art Club in 1904.

Owen Bowen is particularly known for his oil paintings of still life and landscapes - many of them views in Yorkshire as he settled in Leeds and established his school of painting there. He spent many summers in Robin Hoods Bay.

Bowen exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery, Royal Academy and the ROI. His paintings are held in many northern public galleries including Leeds, Rotherham and Rochdale, Harrogate Museums and Arts, Pannett Art Gallery, The Hepworth Wakefield, Kirklees Museums and Galleries, Bradford Museums and Galleries.